Dactyloscopus moorei

Dactyloscopus moorei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species: D. moorei
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus moorei
(Fowler, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Congrammus moorei Fowler, 1906[1]

Dactyloscopus moorei, known commonly as the Speckled stargazer in the United States,[2] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found in the western central Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was described by H.W. Fowler in 1906, originally under the name Congrammus moorei,[4] and was subsequently renamed by C.R. Robins and G.C. Ray in 1986.[5] Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 3-35 metres.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Dactyloscopus moorei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Dactyloscopus moorei at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Dactyloscopus moorei at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Fowler, H.W., 1906 (29 May-20 June) [ref. 1371] Some cold-blooded vertebrates of the Florida Keys. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58: 77-113, Pls. 3-4.
  5. ^ Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.